6-Social-Studies-October

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Grade: Sixth Grade Social Studies

Month: October

Main Concept

  • Earth's Climate and Vegetation
  • Natural Resources

Guiding Questions

  • How do Earth and the sun work together to affect climate?
  • How can climate information help people adapt to their physical surroundings?
  • What are three kinds of natural resources that people use?
  • What natural resources do you depend on most?

Theme/Content Skills




Key Terms

Earth's Climate and Vegetation: climate, temperature, tropic, sea beeze, land breeze, altitude, rain shadow, vegetation, rain forest arid

Natural resources: natural resources, biological resource, fertile, soil, mineral, fossil fuel, renewable resources, nonrenewable resource, conservation, scarce, recycling.


Suggestions: Vocabulary words can be given as an introduction to each topic, or it can be given as homework after the introduction of each topic.



Holidays

  • Columbus Day : October 11
  • United Nations Day: October 24th
  • Halloween: Oct. 31st.

Student Outcomes


  • Student will be able to describe how physical processes have resulted in physical patterns on Earth's surface.
  • Student will be able to analyze the effects of physical processes and the pysical environment on humans.
  • Student will be able to identifiy how people have adapted to the physical environment in selected places and regions.
  • Student will be able to describe how renewale and nonrenewable natural resources such as fossil fuels, fertile soil, and timber are produced
  • Student will identify issues that arise when natural resources zre in relatively short supply.



Assessment/Project

  • Brainpop questions and written test
  • Collages: Possible topics: Recycling, renewable and nonrenewable resouces, climates, ect.....
  • Research the climate and vegitation in different parts of the world.

Resources for Students


Resources for Teachers

  • The NYC Teacher's RRResource Kit : RRR You Ready? (Found in Resource Room) Contains VHS and suggested activities
  • Brainpop: Search vocabulary words: Has many activities, along with follow-up questions.

Books:

  • Around The World - National Geographic - Harvest Festival

Text Books:


Field Trip Suggestions

  • The Museum of Natural History
  • The Musueum of Modern Art